Yankees @ Royals
October 9, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 10 0
Royals 3 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 10 0
Royals 3 10 1

Freddie Patek Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .000 .412
OBP .000 .421
At Bats 4 17
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 5

Sparky Lyle Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Royals Stadium - October 9, 1977
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Fred Stanley
Lou Piniella
Mickey Rivers
Paul Blair
Freddie Patek
Frank White

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 5 10 0 9
Kansas City Royals 3 10 1 7
Winning Pitcher Sparky Lyle
Losing Pitcher Dennis Leonard
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie Randolph
Attendance 41,133
Time of Game 3 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Fred Stanley now playing shortstop. Porter hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Rivers scores. Piniella moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to third.
Top 9 Mark Littell now pitching. Randolph hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. Rivers tags and moves to second.
Top 9 Larry Gura now pitching. Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blair scores. White moves to third.
Top 9 Roy White pinch hits for Bucky Dent. White takes first base on ball four. Blair moves to second.
Top 9 Dennis Leonard now pitching. Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Rojas strikes out.
Bottom 8 LaCock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Otis. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Bottom 8 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Cowens hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Steve Mingori now pitching. Nettles hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Cliff Johnson. Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph scores. Piniella moves to second.
Top 8 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph moves to third.
Top 8 Doug Bird now pitching. Munson strikes out.
Top 8 Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella throws the ball in to Dent who tags McRae trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 7 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pete LaCock now playing first base. Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pete LaCock pinch hits for John Wathan. LaCock strikes out.
Top 6 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Nettles strikes out.
Top 6 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Torrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 There goes Brett. The throw from Munson and he is out, Randolph applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 McRae hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. Dent moves to second.
Top 5 Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Rojas. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Rojas steals second.
Bottom 4 White strikes out.
Bottom 4 Porter hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Top 4 Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Wathan strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mike Torrez now pitching. Otis strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae scores.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Guidry covering, for the out. McRae moves to third.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers scores. Randolph moves to second.
Top 3 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Rivers. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Rivers steals second.
Top 3 Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Piniella reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Wathan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Brett scores.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple. McRae goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields the ball and throws to Guidry covering. Safe.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rivers strikes out.